Ezekiel 5:3

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1. Ezekiel 5:1

   And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

2. Ezekiel 5:2

   Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

4. Ezekiel 5:4

   Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

5. Ezekiel 5:5

   Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

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